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Root Cellar Storage [Infographic]

October 13October 28Posted in Food, Sustainable GuideTagged basement, cellar, container, diy, fruit, harvest, preserve, root, shelf life, storage, store, tips, vegetablesLeave a comment

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Buried Treasure: Preserve the Harvest in a Root Cellar
Infographic by CustomMade

Imagine eating homegrown cabbage, beets, potatoes, onions, carrots, apples, and other produce on a winter evening, without the use of canning or refrigeration. Before home refrigerators, this scenario was commonplace thanks to the low-tech root cellar.

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How to dry fresh herbs [Illustrations]

July 30September 8Posted in Garden & NatureTagged bundle, dry, fresh, harvest, herbs, how to, leaves3 Comments

Originally published by Jake Lemkowitz, illustrated by Alessandra Olanow on westelm.com

Herbs add life to you windowsill and flavor to your cooking. But most varieties also grow way too fast for you to use them all. See how easy it is to dry fresh herbs and make the most of your indoor garden.

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Ugly Foods…?

May 19October 14Posted in FoodTagged food, fruits, harvest, produce, ugly, vegetables, Waste1 Comment

via Just Eat it Movie FB Page, originally Published by Ugly Fruit and Veg FB Page
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“A lot of produce ends up as waste in this country, due to unsightliness. A survey of farmers in California suggests that it is anywhere from 5 to 30 percent of the harvest.”

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Vegetable Growing Guide [Infographic]

February 24February 28Posted in Garden & NatureTagged gardening, harvest, homegrown, how to grow, infographic, preparation, process, season, seeds, soil, storage, sustainable, tips, vegetable, vegetable growing guide1 Comment

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Winter Storage: Keeping Your Harvest All Year Round [Infographic]

February 17March 27Posted in Garden & NatureTagged all year round, alu foil, apples, bags, basket, beans, box, bucket, bulk, buy, cabbage, cardboard, celery, choose, cold, crops, dirty, easy, food, garlic, harvest, haul, how to, onions, pears, plant, plastic, potatoes, protect, pumpking, root, season, shallots, space, squash, storage, store, temperature, tools, ventilation, winterLeave a comment

Written by Abby Quillen, Published on Fix.com

Our ancestors built root cellars, underground structures that kept food at a consistently cold temperature year round. Depending on individual needs, it may be worth building a root cellar or another type of food storage system if you don’t have ideal conditions to store winter crops. But before you start digging or building, it’s important to assess whether the chosen dwelling – probably a garage, shed, basement, cellar, or unheated room – already provides the ideal conditions for storing some food.

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